Chapter 260 - The Tiger King Was Killed (1/2)

Enveloped in a bloody aura, it was as though even the air in the castle was drenched with the color of blood.

No beastman tried to stop Curtis, for harming females was a major crime that was unforgivable. Even if the tiger king tried his best to save Rosa, no outsider had helped him—only members of his family aided him in this fight.

Dragging his blood-soaked tail, Curtis stuck one hand into the tiger king’s chest and retrieved a scarlet heart—that was still beating—from within.

“Ssss—” Curtis flicked out his tongue and mildly furrowed his brows.

During the time Curtis was dueling with the tiger king, the ape king had sent the wolf king and found Rosa and her mother before the others did. He had them thrown into the stone dungeon in the ape castle.

“Thud… thud… thud…”

A set of rhythmic footsteps resonated throughout the dark corridor. The ape king walked to the entrance of the stone dungeon with a dark face.

At the sight of the ape king, Rosa immediately lunged at the railings and shrieked loudly. “You said you would help me! Those tiger beastmen were merely my admirers. You could simply have pushed the blame to them. Why didn’t you appear when the snake beastman was dueling with my father? If you hadn’t told me you and the wolf king were on my side, I wouldn’t have asked them to kill Bai Qingqing!”

Rosa’s mother was seated in a corner. She looked to be around thirty, and only from the depths of her eyes could one tell the traces of age. She glanced at the ape king, before lowering her head and weeping quietly.

Every time a spousal mark disappeared from her body, her resentment towards this female cub of hers deepened by a notch. And finally, when the last spousal mark on her body vanished, her resentment turned into despair that knew no end.

The ape king jeered at her. “When you manipulated others, you should have been prepared that the same thing would happen to you! I pity your admirers who tried to kill the female just for a chance to become your spouse. Regardless of whether they succeeded or not, death was the only fate that awaited them!”

As though she was struck by lightning, Rosa staggered two steps backward. She shook her head in disbelief. “You have been lying to me all along? So it turns out you’re the one who wants to kill Bai Qingqing! But why?”